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70154 - Education Management System (EMS) for the Education Authority

THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY

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21 Mar 2025 at 16:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority (EA) has extended the contract for the provision of an Education Management System (EMS) with MRI Community Software Limited from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. The original contract, awarded under the procurement ID 70154, was initially set for 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2023 with a two-year option already exercised, and now encompasses an additional three years with an increased value of £1,110,000, bringing the total contract value to £3,972,276.15. This extension is pending Business Case approval from the Department of Education. The EMS contract falls under the 'software package and information systems' category and is located in the UK. This process is currently at the Award stage, following a limited procurement method without a prior call for competition, justified under Reg 72(1)(c) due to unforeseen circumstances disrupting the initial EdIS procurement competition.

This tender extension provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in software and information systems, particularly those offering educational and document management solutions. With a substantial budget increment and an extended period, businesses that can deliver robust, scalable, and reliable EMS solutions will find this contract lucrative. Suitable candidates for this tender include large-scale software providers with expertise in educational software packages, database management, and support services, capable of ensuring seamless integration, maintenance, and support over an extended timeframe.

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Notice Title

70154 - Education Management System (EMS) for the Education Authority

Notice Description

Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority. Additional information: EA originally awarded contract 70154 for period 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2023 which included the built in optional 2 year extension taken between 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2025. EA now propose a further 3 year extension to run from 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 which requires an additional contract value to the current contract (an additional PS1,110,000.00) (overall revised contract value will then be PS3,972,276.15). . . NB - The award of the contract modification cannot be confirmed until EA has received Business Case approval from the Department of Education.. . NB2 - Please also note that the Contract was originally awarded to "Capita One Ltd" who have been recently acquired by "MRI Community Software Ltd". For clarity EA will be contracting with MRI Community Software Ltd for this contract going forward..

Options: Contract was awarded for 5 year period 01 April 2018 - 31 March 2023 with option of a further 2 periods of 12 month extension.

Procurement Information

This modification for an additional 3 years support and maintenance, and an increase to the overall contract value of PS1.1m meet the conditions of Reg 72(1)(c) that states: (c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: -- (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. * This modification is now required as a consequence of the EdIS procurement competition to deliver a replacement EMS solution being terminated with no suitable solution identified. EA requires continued use of the current solution until such times as a replacement is procured, developed, tested and goes live; * This modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract as no new conditions or services are being delivered; and The increase of a further PS1.1m is less than 50% of the original overall contract value. (The original contract value being PS2.5m)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f795
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010760-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48190000 - Educational software package

48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package

48310000 - Document creation software package

48311000 - Document management software package

48600000 - Database and operating software package

48610000 - Database systems

48611000 - Database software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,972,276 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Nov 20169 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
ict.procureeani.org.uk
Contact Email
ict.procure@eani.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 2NQ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE

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